Table 3 Physician density and distribution in sample counties during 2008 and 2013
2008 | 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | |
Physicians in PHCs per 1000 people (mean [mean ± SD]) | ||||||
All | 0.46 (0.42–0.50) | 0.39 (0.35–0.43) | 0.41 (0.36–0.46) | 0.56 (0.51–0.61) | 0.37 (0.34–0.40) | 0.44 (0.40–0.48) |
East | 0.54 (0.49–0.59) | 0.38 (0.35–0.41) | 0.44 (0.39–0.49) | 0.66 (0.60–0.72) | 0.41 (0.36–0.46) | 0.51 (0.45–0.57) |
Central | 0.38(0.34–0.42) | 0.43 (0.39–0.47) | 0.41 (0.36–0.46) | 0.46 (0.41–0.51) | 0.38 (0.34–0.42) | 0.42 (0.38–0.46) |
West | 0.37 (0.33–0.41) | 0.38 (0.34–0.42) | 0.39 (0.35–0.43) | 0.61 (0.56–0.66) | 0.32 (0.28–0.36) | 0.40 (0.35–0.45) |
Physicians in hospitals per 1000 people (mean [mean ± SD]) | ||||||
All | 1.96 (1.89–2.03) | 0.55 (0.51–0.59) | 0.74 (0.68–0.80) | 2.62 (2.49–2.75) | 0.80 (0.76–0.84) | 1.47 (1.43–1.51) |
East | 2.11 (2.03–2.19) | 0.50 (0.46–0.54) | 0.82 (0.76–0.88) | 3.56 (3.35–3.77) | 0.93 (0.88–0.98) | 2.00 (1.94–2.06) |
Central | 1.64 (1.56–1.72) | 0.71 (0.66–0.76) | 0.79 (0.73–0.85) | 2.33 (2.24–2.42) | 0.77 (0.73–0.81) | 1.39 (1.33–1.45) |
West | 2.11 (1.98–2.24) | 0.49 (0.45–0.53) | 0.65 (0.60–0.70) | 1.83 (1.74–1.92) | 0.73 (0.69–0.77) | 1.07 (1.02–1.12) |